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(11) EP 3 804 346 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
14.04.2021 Bulletin 2021/15

(21) Application number: 19814274.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.06.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 21/442(2011.01)
H04N 21/439(2011.01)
G10L 19/018(2013.01)
 H04N 21/4415(2011.01)
H04H 60/58(2008.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/035212
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/236477 (12.12.2019 Gazette 2019/50)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 04.06.2018 US 201815997685

(71) Applicant: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC.
New York, New York 10004 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • RAMASWAMY, Arun
    Tampa, Florida 33626 (US)
  • JAIN, Anand
    Ellicott City, Maryland 20143 (US)
  • STAVROPOULOS, John
    Edison, New Jersey 08820 (US)

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